Volume 5: The First Song Five Hundred and Thirty-Nine: The Cold Water Pool (End)
Ma Hu has been waiting outside very anxiously these days.
It has been more than ten days since Qian Chao and the five people entered the cold pool, although Qian Chao had already explained to Ma Hu that this time would not be very short before entering the cold pool, and Ma Hu did not go to his heart at that time, but as the days passed, his heart became more and more bottomless, he really didn't expect that the group of five people would stay in it for so long.
After all, it's a pool of cold water at your feet.
Not only was it a place where the loose cultivation outside the sect and the bad children in the sect gathered, but now there are two guys hiding in it, Wen Liang and Xing Rang, and Ma Hu also saw the means of Wen Liang and Xing Rang when he fought with him for the last time, so when Qian Chao said that he wanted to enter the cold pool, Ma Hu wanted to go with the five of them, and later it was under Qian Chao's persuasion that Ma Hu gave up this plan.
The famous figures among the qi refining disciples in the sect have all built foundations one after another, the first one is Senior Brother Fan Ji, after he built the foundation, he directly recommended Qian Chao and five people to serve as the head of the new Five Spirit Qi refining disciples, followed by Luo Ying, Lu Shuang, and then Fang Yang and Fang Han sisters.
When Qian Chao persuaded Ma Hu to stay outside, the reason he used was that there are not many people who have prestige among the elite disciples of the Five Spirits who can convince the public, and he Ma Hu is the most prestigious person among them.
Well, when Qian Chao said this, Ma Hu felt very useful when he heard it, so he nodded and agreed, if he knew that he would wait outside for so long, Ma Hu would also follow the five people into the cold pool to catch Wen Liang with his own hands.
Not only Ma Hu and the others were anxious, but the many elite disciples of the Five Spirits who came together were already impatient, if they could fight with any enemy, it would be just that, but this time the task was to wait here, but there was no movement in all directions, after the first few days of tension, some people began to secretly relax, and some people muttered, and then someone came out to ask Ma Hu.
In fact, this time with Ma Hu also came with Cui Yin of Qixia Mountain and Gu Yuan of Mu Xiufeng, these two are also both means and reputation among the Qi refining disciples, but these two are characters who are unwilling to show their faces, so only a person like Ma Hu who has both prestige and notoriety can subdue the elite disciples of the Five Spirits.
After listening to the complaints of several junior disciples, Ma Hu said with a calm face:
"I've been waiting impatiently for only a few days, huh? Let's just wait on it, there is no risk, we are here just in case, but Senior Brother Qian and the five of them, they are willing to take the risk of entering the cold water pool to arrest the important criminals of the sect, they don't know what the following situation is before they go down, let alone who else is in it, of course it will take a little longer, don't forget that there is a cold water pool under our feet, not any other place, if we are still used to guard it elsewhere. ”
The person who came to ask the questioner also said:
"Senior Brother Ma is right, we think so too, but the situation below is indeed unclear, rather than us all waiting like this, it is better to ......"
"Why are you ......" Ma Hu glared when he heard this, "Do you want to go down?" ”
"It's better than waiting like this, isn't it? Senior Brother Ma, let's not all go down, you pick, you pick a few trustworthy and capable people, go down to see the situation and then come out to talk to everyone, so as not to wait in a hurry, in case Senior Brother Qian and they need a helper, someone can help them a lot, right? ”
"Hmph, come less, Senior Brother Qian told me about the following situation, don't say anything else, we can't go down just the road, do you know the road below?"
"I don't know, that Senior Brother Qian ...... them"
"Senior Brother Qian has his own way, we don't have to worry about this, Senior Brother Qian also heard from the elders in the sect, it is very easy to get lost in the cold pool, and secondly, there are still a lot of dangers, those elders in the sect have given them a lot of explanations before the five of them go down, if so, they will have an accident, phew...... Nothing will happen, nothing will happen! If they are in trouble in the cold pool, do you think it would be to help or add to the chaos if you let a few people go down again? ”
"This ......"
"Okay, do you think you're waiting alone? My old horse is also anxious, but what's the use of being anxious, to tell you, this time the matter is extremely important in the sect, although we haven't found anything in the past few days, but maybe the elders in the sect have already come, and they are also waiting, just waiting for Senior Brother Qian to come out from below to take over the guys they brought out from inside, those elders are calm, what are we anxious about, wait with peace of mind, and, keep your eyes open, cheer up, stare around, don't let anyone with other intentions approach. ”
"Okay......"
Those who came to interrogate could only leave in a huff.
……
In addition to Ma Hu waiting, there is another person who is also waiting near the cold water pool, and that is Zhang Yi.
Zhang Yi was shocked when he heard that the five people of Qian Chao were going in the direction of the cold water pool, and they followed out overnight, but outside the cold water pool, they were blocked by Ma Hu and a group of elite disciples of the five spirits, at that time he guessed that such a big battle, the five people of Qian Chao must have entered the cold water pool, and under the fear, Zhang Yi rushed to Ruixuan Town overnight to prepare to escape from the Five Spirits Sect, but unfortunately, when he arrived in Ruixuan Town, he found that if he escaped, he would have to go through a strict examination, although he changed his appearance with magic at that time, But he never dared to take risks in front of those Zhuji disciples who were cross-examining, so he had no choice but to turn back again.
Since he couldn't escape, Zhang Yi simply turned his heart sideways, and came to the cold pool again, he wanted to wait here, he wanted to see with his own eyes whether the five people of Qian Chao would catch the torture in the cold pool, if he saw the torture let was captured by Qian Chao and a few people, then it was a matter of time for him Zhang Yi to expose his identity, and this time would not be very long, Zhang Yi's plan could only be to find a secret place outside the Five Spirits Sect to hide, wait for a while, and then find a chance to escape from the Five Spirits Sect when this matter gradually cooled down.
Of course, Zhang Yi hoped that the torturer would have died in the cold pool a long time ago, in that case, at least he thought that no one would be able to know his identity again, and he would still be able to stay in the Five Spirits Sect without worrying in the future.
And now, after waiting anxiously and fearfully for a few days, he didn't see the five people of Qian Chao come out, Zhang Yi began to hope that the five people of Qian Chao would die in the cold pool, after all, he had entered the cold pool and knew the situation inside, not to mention anything else, if he didn't know how to go, he would definitely get lost inside, and finally be trapped alive, not to mention that if there were people inside, they would definitely shoot at them.
Zhang Yi looked forward to Qian Chao, and the five of them were still in the second layer, in vain, going around in circles between those countless branches and forks, and they could never walk out again.
He could also see that those so-called elite disciples of the Five Spirits were also impatient, and some of those people had gone to talk to Ma Huwen more than once, Zhang Yi didn't dare to get closer, for fear that he would be discovered, so he could only hide and observe from a distance, so it was impossible to hear what they said, but he must have been impatient. He saw that every time the people looking for Ma Hu returned in a huff, Zhang Yi knew that Ma Hu was an anxious person, but this time Ma Hu's performance made Zhang Yi a little surprised, he didn't expect Ma Hu to be willing to board outside for so long, which made Zhang Yi feel even more bad in his heart, at least he could know that Qian Chao must have made careful arrangements before entering the cold pool.
And Zhang Yi didn't even notice these beforehand, and now he can only wait like this, like a prisoner kneeling in the lobby waiting for the verdict of the official master.
……
Time passed day by day, and even Gu Yuan and Cui Yin came over to ask Ma Hu on the side of the Five Spirit disciples, but it was useless to ask, so they had to continue to wait.
Ma Hu also persuaded himself over and over again in his heart, in his heart more than others to go down to see what was going on, helplessly, he promised Qian Chao, since he was entrusted with a heavy task, then there must be a beginning and an end, and as time went by, the anxiety in Ma Hu's heart gradually turned into a worry about the five people of Qian Chao, after all, time has passed a little too long, will they really encounter any trouble below?
Ma Hu is not the only one who has this kind of thought, but the rest of the elite disciples of the Five Spirits have also begun to talk about it, Ma Hu always finds that he can only cheer up those people, in fact, he also has no bottom in his heart, and after a long time, the effect of his doing this is getting worse and worse.
Finally, their wait is coming to an end.
At around midnight that morning, there was movement in the passage where Qian Chao and the five people went down.
This immediately attracted the attention of Ma Hu and all the nearby Five Spirit disciples.
Immediately after that, the movement in the passage was even louder, as if something was rushing out of it at a rapid speed.
"Be careful!" Ma Hu shouted.
Then I saw a blue light pop out of the passage, and the blue light stopped abruptly at the mouth of the passage, it was Tang Ping in a lake blue dress.
When he saw that only Tang Ping came out, Ma Hu suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and he immediately spoke:
"Senior Sister Tang, what about Senior Brother Qian?"
"In the back, they'll be out right away!"
"Oh......"
Ma Hu relieved himself at this time, and then listened to Tang Ping say:
"Senior Brother Ma, Qian Chao let me come out first, please let everyone gather together, double the vigilance, Qian Chao and the four of them are behind with important people, and we can't make any mistakes next!"
"Okay, got it!"
……
When he saw Tang Ping come out alone, Zhang Yi's heart was still beating violently, and even the corners of his eyes were trembling.
Don't...... Did you really get your wish?
What danger did the five of Qian Chao encounter below, and only Tang Ping escaped by chance?
It was too far away, he could only see it from a distance, and he couldn't hear what Tang Ping was talking about.
Then he saw that the elite disciples of the Five Spirits who had originally formed a large circle to surround the entire cold water pool moved, and they gathered towards the entrance of the passage, and the people became more and more dense, and one by one they were all on guard!
Wrong!
It's not the money tide that those people are in any danger.
This battle is to protect the people who come out of it!
When he thought of this, Zhang Yi only felt that one of his hearts sank.
It's over, it seems that Qian Chao and those people must have gained something in the cold water pool.
And at this moment, a scene that shocked Zhang Yi even more appeared, he saw many figures appear in the sky above the cold water pool from a distance, Zhang Yi felt a burst of despair when he saw those people, he recognized that many of those people were the elders of the sect's inner hall, of course, there were some people Zhang Yi had not seen, did not know, and their clothes were different from those of the Five Spirits Sect, but they were all cultivators of the Jiedan, who were those people?
Zhang Yi was surprised, but he couldn't recognize the identities of those people.
The people who appeared in the air fell directly after they appeared, causing the elite disciples of the Five Spirits below to become more and more nervous and excited.
……
Under the gaze of everyone, the first thing that came from the passage into the cold pool was Lu Pingchuan's loud voice:
"Ma Amber! Lao Tzu brought Wen Liang out to you alive! ”
Ma Hu was overjoyed, and in his excitement, despite the presence of the elders, he saluted and shouted at the entrance of the passage:
"Good! Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, I still have a few bottles of treasured good wine there, and I will send you back to you! ”
"You have to say what you say!"
"Don't worry!"
The elite disciples of the Five Spirits surrounded the city in a circle, and inside were more than a dozen Jiedan monks, including old men with white beards and white hair, and middle-aged people with black beards and black hair, all staring at the entrance to the cold water pool, including Tang Ping's sixth grandfather Tang Bonian, as well as several other important elders in the council hall, Tang Ping was whispering something in front of Tang Bonian.
Soon the footsteps could be heard in the passage, and it was Lu Pingchuan who came out first, he strode out of it with two people in one hand, and put down the two people in his hand as soon as he came out.
Ma Hu recognized Wen Liang at a glance, and scolded hatefully:
"Sure enough, it's a gentle dog thief!"
Ma Hu knew that Wen Liang would soon be taken away by the elders for interrogation, but the enemy who killed Senior Brother Xun was here, and he wanted to kill him immediately, so he walked over to Ma Hu in excitement, and Lu Pingchuan saw it and hurriedly said:
"Eh, don't fight, he's seriously injured, and if you beat him again, he'll die."
"Cheap him!"
Soon there were exclamations from the surrounding Five Spirit disciples, and that was because many people had seen Hua Cong's appearance clearly.
"This man...... What happened to him? ”
"How did it get like this!"
"It's weird!"
Then what came out was Qian Chao, Li Jian and Yan Xuan.
After Qian Chao saw several elders in the council hall, he hurriedly saluted and said:
"I've seen a few elders, and our five juniors were ordered to enter the cold pool, and fortunately, they didn't dishonor their orders and brought people out."
Of course, there were also those monks from Meng Cailou who came with the elders of the council hall, they didn't pay attention to any gentleness, and stared at Hua Cong's body at a glance, but at the same time, they were also shocked by Hua Cong's strange appearance, and one of the white-bearded and white-haired Meng Cailou monks hurriedly turned around and asked Qian Chao:
"Flower Skull...... How did it become like this? ”
"This senior, he was like this when we found Hua Cheng below, he was not injured, but he had an amazing change, and I don't know if he was asleep or unconscious, in short, he couldn't wake him up."
……
Qian Chao appeared in the distance, and what he said to those monks who were in hiding, Zhang Yi, who was hiding, naturally couldn't hear it, he only saw Qian Chao and the others bring out two people from inside, faintly he seemed to hear Wen Liang's name, probably Wen Liang was still alive and was arrested, so who was the other person?
Will it be a torture order?
However, what happened next made Hua Cong more and more confused, because after being there in the cold water pool for a while, Zhang Yi was surprised to find that those Jiedan monks he didn't recognize had taken away the second person on the ground except Wen Liang directly, and those people, accompanied by an elder of the council hall of the sect, actually flew in the direction of Ruixuan Town, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
And the people in the cold pool seemed to be leaving, before leaving, I didn't know what tricks Qian Chao used, so I heard a dull and continuous rumbling sound from the ground of the cold pool, and when the sound ended, those people flew up together and flew towards the Five Spirits Sect, and soon there was no one in the cold pool.
What's going on here?